Discussion

Charles Phan & Andy Wai in restaurant venture

"Charles Phan has finally named his Chinese restaurant and noodle bar opening next month in the Soma Grand (1160 Mission St.). It's Heaven's Dog, which is a result of a telephone game between Phan, bar manager Erik Adkins and chef de cuisine Andy Wai mixing up the names for a distilling process and a royal flush in a Chinese domino game."

It'll be interesting to see what's in Phan's ethnic Chinese roots and how Wai executes it. Not sure about that name, though, it's too easy a target for cheap jokes.